$13000 "brut" in Shanghai is approx $20000 PPP according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chinese_administrative_divisions_by_GDP_per_capita http://en.wi

$13000 "brut" in Shanghai is approx $20000 PPP according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chinese_administrative_divisions_by_GDP_per_capita http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chinese_administrative_... Income of $5000 would be approx $7700 PPP. Not exactly extremely wealthy by developed countries standard...